The Citizenship Office promotes and supports positive student behavior with a restorative approach to discipline. The Citizenship Coordinator and the students work together in order to create opportunities for making good choices and learning from mistakes. Additionally, the Citizenship Office handles and oversees student attendance, maintains a lost and found service, and provides locker information.
The Middle School counselor is responsible for working with all students individually and in group settings to help them succeed at the Middle School. If a student has a challenge or feels uncertain about
some aspect of the Middle School that teachers cannot resolve, the counselor may be consulted. In addition, The Middle School Counselor invites students and parents to discuss educational concerns, scheduling and testing, follows up on progress reports, quarter and semester reports, and students who are ineligible for co-curricular activities due to their grades or on probation. Students may make appointments with the Office of Student Affairs Administrative Assistant for an appropriate time. Parents may telephone 639-3200, extension 226, or 261 to arrange for conferences.
The Office of Student Affairs provides counseling, psychological support, college guidance, optimal learning services, activity/interest group/community service guidance for students and learning support programs.
The Wellness Center is coordinated by the Counseling Psychologist K-12, who is available to assist students with social and emotional challenges or life changes. Programs to assist students during transitional times and to ensure a balance in students’ life are implemented by the Wellness Center.
Available through the Wellness Center, a Counseling Psychologist is prepared to assist students with social-emotional issues (more extensive counseling) as they arise and to help students develop optimal coping strategies. The Counseling Psychologist also serves as a member of the K-12 Child Study Team.
The Child Study Team (CST) consists of the principal, the school psychologist, the counselor, and the Optimal Learning specialist. Other staff members and parents meet with the CST when it is appropriate. The CST’s purpose is to assist students who have academic, social, physical, or emotional problems that interfere with their education. Teachers and parents may refer a student to the CST whose members will consider all aspects affecting student progress and will create and implement a plan of action to help students improve.
Extra-curricular, interest groups and community service events take place via the Student Life Center. Students are provided with choices to join in or lead activities of their interest.
The Registrar is responsible for keeping all students’ records and provides all necessary documents needed for college or to transfer to another school.